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Ultimate Battle of Western Europe

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  • #102
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    It’s brilliant. I want it to win the entire comp!


  • #103
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,034 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    It’s brilliant. I want it to win the entire comp!
    You reckon it could?


    'course it can!


  • #104
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    Corisca is class. Looks much better than the other 2. That's my pick


  • #105
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    The Sardinian flag has the same head on it four times, in each quarter of what's basically the English flag.


  • #106
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,749 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Corsica


  • #107
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Corsica wins


  • #108
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Namur
    Belgian Province

    300px-Flag_province_namur.svg.png

    VS

    North Rhine-Westphalia
    German State

    300px-Flag_of_North_Rhine-Westphalia.svg.png

    VS

    Grand Est
    French Region *

    300px-Proposed_design_for_a_flag_of_Grand_Est.svg.png

    *This flag is not official but a proposal. It merges the existing flags of the sub-regions of Champagne, Alsace and Lorraine, which make up the Grand Est.


  • #109
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Grand Est gives me a bit of a headache. It's like a Magic Eye thingy

    But when up against Hungary and Bohs, it has to win.


  • #110
    Purgative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Yep Grand Est - for what Cdeb said.


  • #111
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Grand Est is horrific but it got a lucky draw there, the other two are instantly forgettable so it gets my vote.


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  • #112
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Ten minutes remaining...


  • #113
    Sawduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    Grand Est even though it is a bit of a mess


  • #114
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    That's a wrap for Grand Est. Handy draw helped them. Let's see what's next up. Oh a lot of hyphens going on here...
    Île-de-France
    French Region *

    400px-Proposed_flag_of_%C3%8Ele-de-France.svg.png

    VS

    Trentino-South Tyrol
    Italian Autonomous Region

    thumb-flag-of-trentino-south-tyrol-4k-silk-texture-trentino-south-tyrol-silk-flag.jpg

    VS

    Castilla-La Mancha
    Spanish Autonomous Community

    stickers-flag-castilla-la-mancha.jpg



    *Proposed flag, not in official use.


  • #115
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Three half-decent efforts - they all deserve to win a round, maybe two, but no more.

    So hard to split them. I like the colour scheme of the Tyrol one, so I'll go with that.


  • #116
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Île-de-France for the Fleurs de lis


  • #117
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    10 minutes remain


  • #118
    Purgative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Ils de France


  • #119
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Trentino South Tyrol. I'm a sucker for those eagles.
    I have to say I like all three though.


  • #120
    Cosmo Kramer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Cosmo Kramer


    Possibly I'm too late but I'll go for the German Italians of South Tyrol.


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  • #121
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Time limit victory for Ile de France


  • #122
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    I'm aware Boards.ie is acting up for a lot of folks so I'll just do one more match this evening and maybe things will be smoother tomorrow.


  • #123
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Castile and León
    Spanish Autonomous Community

    300px-Flag_of_Castile_and_Le%C3%B3n.svg.png

    VS

    Sint Eustatius
    Dutch Special Municipality

    300px-Flag_of_Sint_Eustatius.svg.png

    VS

    Sicily
    Italian Autonomous Region

    300px-Sicilian_Flag.svg.png





  • #124
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Castile and León because it does exactly what it says on the tin, it's got its castles and it's got its lions.


  • #125
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,749 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Sicily
    For the horror film like flag


  • #126
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Sicily, they're clearly fans of the Bhutan flag


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  • #127
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    With just over 10 minutes to go the standings are;

    Italy 2
    Spain 1
    Netherlands 0


  • #128
    Sawduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    Sicily it is quiet unique and a little strange but i like it


  • #129
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Zaph wrote: »
    Sicily, they're clearly fans of the Bhutan flag

    I don't see it. Isle of Man maybe.


  • #130
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    The colours are Bhutan (though the diagonal is the opposite way)

    The logo in the middle is Isle-of-Man-y alright though.

    I think I'm too late, but Sicily jumps out for me.


  • #131
    Purgative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Sicily


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  • #132
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Sicily gets the win

    We'll get back to this tomorrow!


  • #133
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Night Mack. Thanks for running.

    That Sicily flag is gonna give me nightmares tonight!


  • #134
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Let's get back to it with a local derby with some Dutch overseas spice thrown in.
    Saba
    Dutch Special Municipality

    300px-Flag_of_Saba.svg.png

    VS

    Luxembourg
    Belgian Province

    300px-Official_flag_of_the_Province_of_Luxembourg.svg.png

    VS

    Antwerp
    Belgian Province

    300px-Flag_of_Antwerp.svg.png


  • #135
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Antwerp


  • #136
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Antwerp hurts the eyes. And we've enough dragons. Saba is pleasingly simple and where my vote goes.


  • #137
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Saba. Not a winner but best of the rest.

    Why do all the dragon flags use the exact same image? That tongue disturbs me.


  • #138
    JohnGreenFan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭JohnGreenFan


    Antwerp


  • #139
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    It's a stalemate between Antwerp and Saba. The decision therefore will be based on reasons provided. In this case it's Saba that goes through as no reasons were offered with the Antwerp votes.

    Saba wins


  • #140
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    Saba. Not a winner but best of the rest.

    Why do all the dragon flags use the exact same image? That tongue disturbs me.
    It's a lion, not a dragon; it's from the Dutch coat of arms and goes back centuries. (I remember first seeing it i my Euro 88 sticker album on the Dutch crest).

    I like Antwerp. It's like a new game of Blockbusters.


  • #141
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Bonaire
    Dutch Special Municipality

    300px-Flag_of_Bonaire.svg.png

    VS

    Aragon
    Spanish Autonomous Community

    300px-Flag_of_Aragon.svg.png

    VS

    Normandy
    French Region

    300px-Flag_of_Normandie.svg.png


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  • #142
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    What’s that on the Aragon crest, bottom left? I can’t see it properly on my phone.


  • #143
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    What’s that on the Aragon crest, bottom left? I can’t see it properly on my phone.

    They're heads, similar to the one on the Corsican flag.


  • #144
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Bonaire


  • #145
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Bonaire.

    Simple but easy on the eye, and manages five colours without being overpowering.
    Aragon is too stripey, and Normandy is just boring.


  • #146
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I’ll go Aragon. Every time I look at it there’s something else to see.


  • #147
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,382 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Bonaire as it's a little different from crests and lions


  • #148
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Bonaire because it has a Marshall Islands vibe to it.


  • #149
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,407 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    quickbeam wrote: »
    Bonaire because it has a Marshall Islands vibe to it.

    Exactly what I was thinking

    Bonaire


  • #150
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Bonaire wins


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  • #151
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Forgot till now! I hate work sometimes.

    Bonaire.
    I like Normandy also but Bonaire shades it for me. It's different.


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